Hey, everyone wants to know why it took seven years to make.
And that's why you should check out the recent 1Up interview with Team Bondi boss Brendan McNamara; it simultaneously manages to answer a ton of questions and ratchet our excitement up another level.
One particular note of interest, though- for a while there, it was assumed that L.A. Noire would be exclusive to the PlayStation 3. But in 2008, it was reported that Team Bondi's promising detective drama had gone multiplatform. This left a sour taste in the mouths of some Sony loyalists but McNamara confirms that the PS3 was the lead development platform for L.A. Noire . In fact, he added that "most third-party studios" are using Sony's machine as the lead console in multiplatform projects. Remember, McNamama previously headed up Sony's Soho studio, which was responsible for The Getaway .
"For this project, we led on PlayStation 3, and in a way I think that's what most people are doing. We found out that people were doing 360 and then trying to get stuff across to PS3 and were struggling with it.
There seems to be less of a struggle to go the other way, I think. You hear things that you have to put a lot of effort into on PS3 and get it up and running pretty quickly on the 360. Then, like everyone else you have to scramble to get your framerate up."
If you weren't already aware, the game will ship on three DVD discs for the Xbox 360, while of course, there will only be one Blu-Ray disc required for the PS3 version. And typically, if one version of a game is a port, we recommend the other; i.e., just play the game on the platform it was initially designed for. Plain and simple.
Related Game(s): L.A. Noire
Holy crap! Just saw a L.A. Noire commercial during the Thunder/Grizzlies playoff game!
Was that the first commercial you saw for the game? They been showing for weeks on tv.
Oops, wrong spot…..never mind
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I haven't seen any yet.
I hope it wasn't like one of your ads wherein Microsoft tries to make a multiplatform game appear as if it's exclusive to the 360. LOL
Go Thunder!, new team and they kick ass.
sony do that all the time, they have been doing it for all the fifa, NRL most sports games.
not surprised though, a game made in AU gets released first in the states, and first gets adds in the states!
WTF?
even our own are ditching us!
lol 3 discs for em, thats a priceless comparison to system capabilities
Definitely getting this for PS3. It was made for PS3 so it's the better platform for it, just like FF XIII.
Bayonetta was a 360 buy for me, clearly 360 was the main console designed for it, so it was a no brainer.
LA Noire is looking amazing, and is a definite Day 1 buy for me. I just hope the DLC promo code for the Naked City case will work, and the PSN will be up and running to accept it once the game comes out on Thursday (in Australia, always 2 days later here than simultaneuous US releases)
Finally, a GTA style game where you DON'T play as the crook, but play the good guy instead!! I've been wanting a game like this for ages!!!
Friday… just sayin'
Very nice comment! I hear you big time. I am PS3 through and through. I would have bought Bayonetta on the PS3 too! 🙂 Tuesday cannot come fast enough!
Sony funded this project from 2004.
What other games did team bondi made?
None. L.A. Noire is their first, but McNamara was writer and director of The Getaway.
Pandacastro,
I believe that this is Team Bondi's first game.
But TB was founded by Brendan McNamara(former Director of Development at Sony Computer Entertainment’s London Team, Soho Studio).
He was also the writer(& director) for the giant hit PS2 game, The Getaway.
And that game sold 4+ million.
Edit: Ha, Lawless's nimble finger's beat me too it.
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I've said before, you're getting too old for this 😛
Lawless,
BLASPHEMY, I SAY!!!
NEVER!!!
(well, at least not until I'm being viewed from above, clutching a PS5 in one hand & Killzone 7 in my other just before they close the casket).
BTW, If I hadn't screwed up & put my post in the wrong place the first time, then erased it & added a disclaimer, & then found the right the sweet spot to post it, I would have beat ya, LOL
Edit: Nope, just checked it & you would've still beaten me by a couple minutes. LOL
"Curses, foiled again"!
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Okay… I'll believe ya.
quite scary having such a big project like this as your first game ay?
its like getting your qualifications, then starting in Ferraris F1 team!
i hope it pays of for them, there betting the farm on this.
i just cant believe 2K funded them for it, i mean you would think they would say its too big a risk.
a veteran developer ok, but a newbie, a unproven studio?
oh well, so nice to see us showing the industry how its done!
now hopefully pubs will realize we can do more then mobile games, and will start to see more dev studios opening up.
I am not sure if I remember correctly, but yesterday I read that there were parts of the game that were omitted because the of 360's antiquated media format. Any truth on this?
Two desks were cut: Burglary and Bunko. Not sure on whether it really was due to size constraints or time or funding… but there's been talk of maybe including them as DLC.
Yup, they diced it up. You'll have to pay for that stuff later.
Damn! This is what I do not like about a lot of multiplats. Just because something cannot fit on the 360's DVD, PS3 gamers also would need to purchase that omitted part as a DLC when it should have been on the Blu-ray disc from the get go. Aaargh!
Ubisoft gave us the Copernicus Conspiracy for free. Rocksteady gave us the Joker for free. R* gave us a couple of extra gang hideouts. Knights of the Nine came in the standard edition of Oblivion. We don't always get the shaft, but they all should definitely have been included on disc, without needing to be d/l'ed (of course KotN was… but it was released later anyway). At least we sometimes get a nudge with the exclusive free DLC is all I'm saying.
Peace.
Oh I haven't forgotten about them, Lawless. That's why I said "a lot of multiplats" on my post. Still though, it is annoying when you would need to shell an extra amount for something that should have been part of your initial purchase. It's just unfortunate that such is the reality of this console generation.
Dem's the breaks, I guess. If you can make money, you go about it anyway you can. Indeed it sucks, but it's good to see loyalty.
3 Discs ?! HAHAHA Thats Pathetic. Anyway I Haven't Been This Pumped For A Game Sense HEAVY RAIN. Can't Wait Till Tuesday! Oh & I Didn't Know This Is Same People Who Diid 'The Getaway Games I Loved The 1st Getaway. I Was Really Disappointed When They Can'ed The PS3 Getaway Game
Not exactly. SCE London was developing both The Getaway 3 and Eight Days. Word came out a couple of years ago that they'd been cancelled, but it was later reported as misinformation and that they are merely 'On Hold'. Since then they've done Singstar and Eyepet. Yeah, I know which projects I'd rather see them working on.
Peace.
Oh Didn't Know That Kool Hope They Get Back To Getaway Someday
Well duh. The game started out being funded by Sony back in 2004. It sort of implies that initial development was done on the PS3, and if that's where you start, you're not likely to switch over and lead development on the other console after four or five years. You'd pretty much have to scrap everything and start over.
Still, it's good to have this confirmed as it means that it'll likely not face the same issues that GTA and RDR did in the texture loading and sub-HD native resolution. Can't wait for this one.
Peace.
I can't wait either. This is one of the very few games I've actually gone out of my way to pre-order. Probably going to pre-order Infamous 2 also, not sure. Very excited for this one though.
The rabid 360 fans should be delighted that the PS3 is the lead on this game, because it's been done right the first time & because of that, they'll be getting the very best game they can.
….but they won't…..
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On destructoid I read some 360 fanboy comments about canceling his pre-order because the ps3 is the superior version. Haha stupid, missing out on a potentially amazing game.
Tuesday can't come soon enough, I wish they hadn't cut content to squeeze it onto those 3 DVDs but what can ya do? That's what we're stuck with this generation.
I'd like to see games in the near future that just bypass 360 and release on PS3 and Wii2 so there will be no more space concerns.
That'd be excellent. With no 3rd party games, and that miserly list of exclusives, the system would soon die, and real gamers could rejoice in having the two REAL console companies back going head to head. Until Apple or Google decides to join the fray.
Also: sad because you guys get it on Tuesday. I have to wait until next Thursday. At least I'll be able to get WKC2 at the same time 😀
Peace.
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Ugh, I'm so over losing content because of the Crapbox PleaseFixMe.
Two REAL console companies? Sega's coming back!?
Nah, they'd make it three, but I'd like to see them back. I enjoyed my Master System altogether too much. Are you implying that Sony isn't a real console company, or Nintendo?
I've watched Sony grow into a great console AND game maker, but they aren't quite at Sega's level, in my opinion. No disrespect meant to Sony.
Not on the same level at all…Sony still makes consoles. Sega…not so much.
All good news, but I buy only the rarest of games at the $60 price tag, so I'm waiting for the reviews.
I have to say though that on some of the commercials, the faces look creepy because they're very realistic looking, but at the same time look like they were pasted onto the heads on the bodies.
Yeah I know, they've got the expression's down pat, but something else about the faces just don't look right & don't really gel for me.
Maybe the faces could've looked better, but I just can't put my finger on it.
Uncanny Valley. Heavy Rain had the same effect on me.
The Getaway is one of my favorite games of all time! I didn't realize these two games had any connection in the developing members but it just makes me EVEN MORE excited for this game, even though I didn't think it was possible. Tuesday can't come soon enough 🙂
Lead console doesn't seem to be that much of a compliment if you read what he is saying. Basically, devs have trouble duplicating what's done on the 360 on the PS3 but seem to have little trouble bringing what's done on the PS3 to the 360. That's what I'm reading here.
If this game has no install, at least nothing over 2 gigs, I'm definitely getting the PS3 version. But if it's 5 and up, I may get the 360 version because I have nothing I want to delete off my hard drive now and inFamous 2 is coming soon, and it may have one as well.
Time to get a new hard drive, heard they are reasonably priced.
Your HD is about full? How many GBs is it? Why not upgrade?
I had the 160GB or whatever and upgraded to a 500 soon after.
I have a 250 gig. Is there anyway I can move all of my data over to a new HDD or do I have to reinstall everything?
Yah, I believe you just back it up on an external HD and then transfer to the new one. Should be guides and stuff online. I didn't do it but it's suppose to be pretty painless.
Well that's a potential problem. I doubt inFamous 2 will have much of an installation. First/second party studios tend to keep them fairly low. R* are getting better at it too (I know this is only published by them), GTAIV's was massive, but RDR was only half a gig. And looking at the three discs on 360, FFXIII didn't have a mandatory PS3 installation. I guess we'll find out sooner or later.
Peace.